CVE-2012-6541 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

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CVE-2012-6541 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 22324ae9738f0a1eeb173ff05137c8317c350189

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c /net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c /net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c

Vulnerability Details

The ccid3_hc_tx_getsockopt function in net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Publish Date: 2013-03-15

URL: CVE-2012-6541

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.0)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6541

Release Date: 2013-03-15

Fix Resolution: 3.6

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